TORONTO – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents an action-packed weekend of live combat sports, including tonight’s live presentation of the prelims for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Saint Preux vs. Okami from Saitama, Japan at 8:00 p.m. ET. The live action kicks off today, Friday, Sept. 22 at 4:00 p.m. ET with Phoenix Fighting Championship 3: UK vs. The World from London, England.
Immediately following tonight’s live broadcast of the UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS, Fight Network will live broadcast LFA 23: Krantz vs. Nakashima from Bossier City, Louisiana at 10:00 p.m. ET. And on Saturday, Sept. 23, M-1 Challenge 83: Ragozin vs. Halsey emanates from Kazan, Russia at 12:30 p.m. ET. But first, the M-1 Selection 15 undercard will air live at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Tonight’s two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS from Saitama, Japan at 8:00 p.m. ET will feature four exciting matchups, as welterweights Keita Nakamura (32-8-2, 1NC) and Alex Morono (13-4) collide, No. 5-ranked flyweight Jussier Formiga (19-5) fights Ulka Sasaki (20-4-2), undefeated strawweight Syuri Kondo (5-0) faces Chan-Mi Jeon (5-1), while Shinsho Anzai (9-2) and Luke Jumeau (12-3) open the telecast with a thrilling welterweight bout.
Ahead of tonight’s live PRELIMS, Fight Network will live broadcast the UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW, featuring coverage from the industry’s premier mixed martial arts analysts, as UFC welterweight Alan Jouban makes his desk analyst debut with champions Daniel Cormier and Michael Bisping, along with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Megan Olivi conducting on-site fighter interviews. At the conclusion of Saturday’s live main card on TSN2, the live UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 1:00 a.m. ET, recapping all the exciting action.
Today’s live broadcast of Phoenix Fighting Championship 3: UK vs. The World from London, England at 4:00 p.m. ET will feature world championship Muay Thai bouts, as Stephen Wakeling battles Cheick Sidibe, while Artur Saladiak clashes with Youssef Boughanem. The mixed martial arts portion of the card includes several intriguing bouts, as Pavel Doroftei (18-4) meets Brazilian kickboxing star Saulo Cavalari (0-0), Antonina Shevchenko (1-0), the sister of UFC women’s bantamweight contender Valentina Shevchenko, takes on Anissa Haddaoui (0-1), and British prospect Bola Omoyele (8-4) faces well-travelled French veteran Moise Rimbon (23-11-3). The card airs live on Fight Network in Canada and over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Tonight’s live presentation of LFA 23: Krantz vs. Nakashima at 10:00 p.m. ET features a championship doubleheader, as Derrick Krantz (20-9) tangles with James Nakashima (7-0) for the LFA welterweight title, while Andrea Lee (7-2) throws down with Jamie Thorton (4-3) for the LFA women’s flyweight title. In other featured bouts, Ryan Spann (10-5) takes on fellow light heavyweight Lemarcus Tucker (5-2), undefeated lightweights Brandon Shavers (4-0) and Bryan Billiot (5-0) collide, plus Sabina Mazo Isaza (3-0) fights Linsey Williams (1-1) in a women’s flyweight tilt. The card airs live on Fight Network in Canada and over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Airing live on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 12:30 p.m. ET, M-1 Challenge 83: Ragozin vs. Halsey is headlined by a light heavyweight bout pitting former Bellator champion Brandon Halsey (9-3) against Russia’s Mikhail Ragozin (8-2). The M-1 flyweight title will also be on the line, as Vadim Malygin (11-2-1) battles Aleksander Doskalchuk (7-2). Also on tap is a lightweight bout between Raul Tutarauli (17-4) and Vladimir Kanunnikov (8-0), a featherweight bout between Nate Landwehr (8-2) and Mikhail Korobkov (13-2-1) and a bantamweight bout between Luan Fernandes (7-2) and Sergey Morozov (9-2). The main card will be live broadcast on Fight Network exclusively in Canada.
The M-1 Selection 15 prelims at 10:00 a.m. ET will be live broadcast on Fight Network in the U.S., Canada and over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, highlighted by a lightweight showdown between Brian Hooi (14-5) and Viktor Kolesnik (11-2-1). In other action, Ali Albagachiev (0-0) makes his first professional appearance opposite lightweight Ruslan Khisamutdinov (4-3), Brazilian featherweight Diego D’Avila (18-6) takes on Kyrgyzstan’s Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (6-4), Ukrainian light heavyweight Vadim Shabadash (4-2) battles newcomer Kirill Kuzmin (0-0), and Aleksandr Osetrov (1-v0) faces Lenar Suleymanov (0-0) in a showcase of Russian bantamweight prospects.
For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit www.fightnetwork.com, follow us on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet.
